Shishukunj

My Dog – A Limerick

I have a dog.
He has a blog.
He posts his pictures.
And the moment he captures.
With a nice monologue.

The 7th of June 2047 was an absolutely frenetic day for me. I had no idea that I’d grow up to be the President of the United Nations and that I’d be forced to see such a horrible form of humanity. The world was sweltering because of global warming. It was filled with racist people, riots and crimes. My mother, Earth was suffering because its sons had lost their decency. I was being castigated around the globe for not addressing the needs of the society. I had to do something. Something that could bring an end to this dilemma. I decided to deliver a speech to the entire humankind. Before penning my thoughts down, I decided to write my speech in a prudent manner. But soon, I realized that being prudent could not bring a change. Then, I started writing my speech with a confident mind. I finally wrote a satisfactory but risky speech. Then, I made my way to the headquarters and proceeded to deliver my speech:

Humans Without Humanity

I extend a warm welcome to all of you. We humans, who are smarter than any animal or plant, have disregarded humanity. I am here to mention some fundamental things expected from a civilized man that all of us have forgotten. First, we have forgotten that we have lost pity towards animals, other humans, and our mother, Earth. We have forgotten that greatness becomes an imposter because of selfishness. We have forgotten that we were given a uniform opportunity to expand our civilization by the Earth and we do not respect its message of equality. I know that we humans are gifted with gracious forgetfulness but how could we forget to be perceptive? We know that creation of life is not possible without women and they should get the same respect as any other individual but still, women are being discriminated against. If you take a trip down memory lane then you will notice that mankind has lost its path several times. I conclude my speech by saying that ‘humans can’t be humans without humanity’.

Thank you.

I finished my speech with butterflies in my stomach. Amazingly, my speech did not pick up much controversy and a majority of people deeply considered my speech. The world was filled with tranquility and jubilation again. Racism began to vanish. Beautiful trees and colourful flowers made the Earth happy and cool again. Women were not being discriminated against anymore. My effort to make the world better was successful.
I wish that we learnt from our mistakes and followed everything expected from a kind and civilized human being!

The Cat

Tony : Get up you silly cat !
Ollie : Nope.
( Tony gets startled to find his cat talking and screams )
Tony : Y-y-you c-can talk!
Ollie : Of course I can talk, do I look like a soft-toy to you ? Anyway I won’t go to the park. Now go away and let me sleep.
( Tony faints and comes to the next morning on his bed. )
Tony : That was obviously a dream.
( He finds Ollie enjoying cream like a normal, earthly cat and not a talking, alien, but just to make sure … )
Tony : Ollie ?
Ollie : Meaoww (continues savouring the cream… with a spoon. )

A Ray of Hope

This is the time of festivals,
With a throw of virtuality,
But not with a feeling of punctuality.

This is the time we cannot gather altogether,
But we can spend more time with our father!

This is the time to ‘change the world’
With the thoughts in your buzzing brain,
But not with the stress of catching the train.

This is a time to fight the pandemic
And to charge ourselves with a fresh mood for academics.

This is the time for God to give us a boon,
To recover from this disease very soon.

Paintings 3

Paintings 2

Paintings 1

The Dearest Mother

I love my mom,
She is so warm.
She loves and scolds
And do you know, someone has said,
“God cannot go to all of the homes
So, he has made the moms….”
My mom is loving, she is too caring,
What can I do for her?
I can love her and I can respect her feeling !!!!!!
I don’t need a Mother’s Day
because I can love her everyday…

Chanderi

Chanderi is a small historical village in Ashoknagar district in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It has a population of 35,000 people. It is believed that this town was established by Raja Shishupal. I visited Chanderi with my grandfather, Dr. Rajendra Lahoti.

In the 13th century the Chanderi sari weaving tradition began. The textile business of Chanderi reached its peak during the Mughal period. Chanderi has become additionally important because of the handloom industry since the 13th century and is still vibrant. The government has set up a Handloom Park to encourage training of new tailors. The design in the Chanderi saree is made during weaving hence it is a time consuming process. Thread is either silk or cotton and is usually imported.

The vast Chanderi fort was made by King Kirti Pal in the 11th century. The last rule was of the Scindhias. The fort has witnessed many wars and takeovers between Bundela Rajputs and Mughals and later between the British and the Scindhias.

Chanderi is mid-way between Bundelkhand and Malwa. Because of its location on the trade map, Chanderi was important to all. Once, the Mughal emperor decided to visit Chanderi. The governor wanted to throw a surprise to the emperor. He declared that the person who would carve a gate for the emperor by cutting through a hill would be handsomely rewarded. Workers started building the gate and soon the gate was ready. But since the worker failed to put hinges for the doors on the gate, he was not given his reward. Following the death of the worker, he was buried next to the gate. Since this gate was built by cutting through a mountain, it was named Katighati gate.

Beautiful architecture of Koshak Mahal on the outskirts of Chanderi. It was to be built 7 stories but because of the early death of the emperor, it was built only upto 4 stories.

There are many other sites worth visiting like Shehzadi ka Roza, Badal Mahal, mausoleum of Baiju Bawra, a resting place for camels and underground connected stepwells. There are many Hindu, Jain temples and mosques worth seeing. There is a good museum too. There are 2 MP tourism hotels. It is worth visiting the city in the monsoon and winter season.